Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.63 and 1.568 for Joe Willis. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Willis

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Willis

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Willis

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
473.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA